“Natural born citizenship” goes all the way back to England and determines who can and cannot be the president. But it also speaks to the core of who is an American.
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Constitutional Republic vs. Pure Democracy: How the U.S. Election Process Has Changed
The long history of America’s franchise is one of ever greater expansion. But is more democracy actually better?
6/22/20 Vincent Bevins on the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
Scott interviews journalist Vincent Bevins about his latest book, The Jakarta Method, in which he lays out some of the history of the U.S. government’s support for violent right-wing coups all over the world. During the Cold War, America backed brutal extremists in...
6/19/20 Jeff Abramson on America’s Bloody Arms Industry
Scott interviews Jeff Abramson about America’s convoluted process for selling weapons to foreign governments. The arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry for private firms like Raytheon—but it’s also a process that is highly controlled by the U.S....
Democrats & Jim Crow: A Century of Racist History the Democratic Party Prefers You’d Forget
The history of Jim Crow in the American South is a history one the Democratic Party would rather you forget.
If I Were a Racist…
Protests across the nation following the murder of George Floyd have inspired discussions beyond just police brutality, shining a spotlight on issues like “social justice” and “systemic racism.” But the divisive rhetoric on racism serves to distract from the statism....
6/15/20 Ali Abunimah on the Threat to Israel Posed by Black Lives Matter
Ali Abunimah discusses the odd relationship between U.S. policing and the Israeli government. He describes the way higher-ups at many American police departments are sent on all-expenses paid trips by the Israel lobby, where they learn counter-terrorism tactics from...
6/12/20 Jake Johnston on the Phony Bolivian Election Fraud Narrative
Jake Johnston discusses the coup in Bolivia last year following accusations of election fraud by former President Evo Morales. Leading up to the election, the Organization of American States had raised concerns about the legitimacy of the election, given...
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